Biofuels Update

Researchers gathered at a global biotechnology conference in Toronto recently to explore better methods of making biofuels out of everything from corn stalks to orange peels.

With oil prices above $76 (U.S.) a barrel, research and development into ethanol and biodiesel is reaching a feverish pitch in North America.

The search is on to find higher yielding crops and improved sugar extracting enzymes — both necessary for making biofuel production more economical and less disruptive to food and livestock feed markets.

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